Friday, March 28, 2014

February 2014

South Carolina Treasure and Artifact Association - February Minutes                      March 1, 2014

The SCTAA met on February 24, 2014 with 33 in attendance including visitors:  Joe Boch, Rich Revenson and Clark Smith.  We added two returning members.  We have 35 paid members.
 
During the program time, Randy Gatchell presented more information and a display about his upcoming hunt in Blacksburg.  He also shared about Cowpens Mining Co. which is minting their own hand made coins since 2010. 

 Haskell Staton, President of the Blue Ridge Club of Hendersonville, NC, shared news from their club and invited our members to join them for a group hunt at Myrtle Beach on May 16-18 and their fall hunt on September 20 (entry fee for non-members is $75).

Important Date:  Treasure Hunt of the Carolinas (Blacksburg, SC) - March 29-30, 2014
                            Blue Ridge Club trip to Myrtle Beach  -  May 16-18, 2014
                            Blue Ridge Club fall hunt  -  September 20, 2014
                            SCTAA Fall Hunt at Lake Lure  -  October 11, 2014

January treasury ended with a balance of $469.83.  We paid out to Kenny Brackett (for raffle prizes and birthday halves) $25.  We collected: 2014 Memberships - $50; scavenger hunt entries - $15;  Money Donations for Points/Raffle - $121; donation can - $13.50. The amended closing balance is $644.33. 


BEST FINDS CONTEST WINNERS - FEBRUARY
(We usually have a number of ties.  The first name listed is the coin prize winner, but everyone gets the points who placed in the ties.)

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COIN - 1st - Kenny Brackett;   2nd - Darrell Mullinax;  3rd - Barry Fletcher

JEWELRY - 1st  -  Bill Guthke;  2nd - Harold Bell;  3rd -  Barry Fletcher
                                              
WHAT IS IT?- 1st -  Jerry Dowis;  2nd - Allen Sheriff; 3rd - Bill Guthke

MILITARY - 1st - Darrell Mullinax;  2nd - Eben Fletcher;  3rd - Bill Guthke
                      
OTHER -  1st - Robert Weaver;  2nd - Eben Fletcher;  3rd - Paul Brown
                             
# OF COINS - 1st - Harold Bell (326); 2nd - Maggie Moffat (320);  3rd - Greg Modzel (274) 



Rebecca Reece, Secretary